Also of interest in this report is that, however unsurprisingly, Libyan weapons have indeed made it to Gaza’s jihadists. “Israeli official: military could topple Hamas,” by Josef Federman for the Associated Press, November 13: REIM MILITARY BASE, Israel (AP) “” Weeks after a new round of fighting with Gaza militants subsided, a senior Israeli military […]
Indonesia: City outside of capital bans “sexy” advertising in mission to become “a religious city”
Creeping Sharia, just outside of Jakarta. Customers wield immense power where advertising is concerned, and may always vote with their pocketbooks where it crosses lines of decency or stupidity. Wouldn’t it be more impressive than a ban if pious residents of Depok took their business elsewhere en masse? That would achieve a more lasting social […]
Indonesia: Mayor blocks all access roads to church, in defiance of court order
This is the same mayor who earlier decided that churches can’t be built on streets with “Islamic” names. How higher levels of government respond to this latest escalation will determine whether we see more officials like Mayor Budiarto emerge in Indonesia. Behavior that is rewarded by inaction is likely to be repeated and intensified, as […]
Bahrain: Detained “terror cell” was well connected with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
Time will tell how strong the case is: after all, “war is deceit.” But the allegations are certainly in keeping with Iran’s preferred methods of doing business. An update on this story. “Bahrain: Alleged terror cell had high Iran links,” from the Associated Press, November 13: MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) “” An alleged Iranian-linked terror cell […]
Israel rushes new airliner defenses into place after jihadist groups obtain Libyan surface-to-air missiles
The costs of the Great Libyan Jihadist Garage Sale continue to spread. Just the other day, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb affirmed that it had acquired part of Gaddafi’s former arsenal. “Israel rushes airliner defenses as Libya leaks SAMs,” by Dan Williams for Reuters, November 11: TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel has accelerated the installation […]
Nigeria: Any Christian found by Boko Haram “who could not recite the Islamic creed” was killed on the spot
That was not a trivia or informational question. They were demanding the shahada, or Islamic statement of belief. Any Christian who was not willing to abandon his beliefs and bear witness that “there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah” was killed. In other words, Boko Haram was seeking out […]
Malaysia: Sultan decides to sweep church raid “inspection” affair under the rug
No one on either side of the issue will be prosecuted (for now), but the Muslims present at the function that was raided — no, “inspected” — will still have to attend counseling to “restore their faith.” An update on this story, though we certainly haven’t heard the last of it. Malaysia’s Islamic supremacists will […]
U.S. denies asylum to gay Saudi diplomat who could be executed under Sharia
Dr. Phylis Chesler hits the nail on the head: “This is further proof that the Obama administration’s foreign policy is one of self-destructive appeasement and that despite its presumed commitment to civil rights and human rights, that commitment does not extend to Muslim women, Muslim dissidents, or Muslim gays — nor does it extend to […]
Bahrain says Iran-linked “terror cell” uncovered
Bahrain has been curiously excluded from all the excitement about the “Arab Spring.” One explanation that has arisen is an alleged agreement between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, wherein the Saudis green-lighted airstrikes on Libya in exchange for muted criticism of Saudi assistance to the Sunni regime in Manama in crushing a Shi’ite uprising. The […]
Egyptian Muslims protest at French embassy over Muhammad cartoon; jihadist groups demand criminalization of such content
That is the goal: enforcing reverence through fear. “Cairo Islamists protest French paper’s prophet cartoon,” from Agence France-Presse, November 11: Hundreds of hardline Islamists protested outside France’s embassy in Cairo on Friday against a French satirical newspaper that published pictures of the Muslim prophet, the state MENA news agency reported. The news agency quoted Khaled […]